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C. ENGEL.

PLANETARY AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 012114.191?

1 1 94,1 58. Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

' ATTORNEYS p1 ST CLEMENT ENGEL, or NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

PLANETARY AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Application filed October 14, 1915. Serial No. 55,803.

with the planets and their movements around the sun together with theirrelative sizes and the forces that hold the same in which similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the planetary amusement device which may bein the form of a small toy or built on a large scale at amusementresorts with a view to provide interesting rides for the users; Fig. 2is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig.3 is an enlarged sectional elevation of one of the tracks with one ofthe carriers in position thereon and in the form of a car onvwhich ismounted a planet-indicating member in the form of a merry-go-round; Fig.4 is a side elevation of a car on an enlarged scale, having means forpropelling it and means for rotating the body thereof from one of thewheels.

The amusement apparatus illustrated in the drawing is mounted on aplatform or other suitable support 10 on which is centrally located arepresentation of the sun 11 in the form of a huge lamp adapted to beilluminated during the night. On the support 10 are arranged annulartracks 12 concentric relatively to the representation of the sun 11 andrepresenting the orbits of the planets in proportionate relation to thesun and to each other. On the tracks 12 are mounted to travel cars, onthe truck 13 of which are mounted revoluble bodies 14 in the form'of amerry-go-round and in imitation of the corresponding planets. Thus the.body 14 for the planet Jupiter is shown with its four largest moons (seeFig. 1) while the body 14 for the planet Saturn is shown with a ball andring. A bridge 15 is mounted on the support 10 and extends from one sidethereof to the representation of the sun 11, and steps 16 lead to thebridge from the outside and steps 17 lead from the inner end of thebridge down to the support 10. From the bridge 15 lead steps 18 to thespaces or platforms between adjacent tracks so that a person can passdown the steps and mount the adjacent body 14 to be carried around onthe truck 13 and to be carried with the truck around the correspondingtrack 12. Motive power is provided for rotating the bodies 14 on thetrucks 13 and for propelling the latter along the tracks 12. As shown inFig. 4 the car is provided with the conventional trolley motor 21 forpropelling the same and with means 22 for rotating the body 14 from oneof the wheels of the car. It is to be understood, however, that when theapparatus is constructed merely as a toy then such motive power isdispensed with and the trucks 13 are propelled by hand and likewise thebodies 14 are turned around on the trucks 13. It is also understood thatas the tracks 12 represent the orbits of the planets in their relationto one another and to the representation of the sun, and the trucks 13with the bodies 14 thereon represent the several planets in relativeshape and size, a highly instructive amusement apparatus is provided tofamiliarize the user with the planets and their movements around thesun. In order to heighten the effect the support 10 is surrounded with azodiac ring 20 provided at its inner face with the signs of the zodiacvisible to the passengers making use of the apparatus.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A planetary amusement apparatus, comprising a support, arepresentation of the sun located centrally on the said support, spacedannular tracks on the said support in concentric relation to the saidrepresentation of the sun, the tracks representing the orbits of theplanets around the sun, cars mounted to travel on the said tracks,

and planet-indicating members revolubly mounted on the cars andrepresenting the several planets.

2. A planetary amusement apparatus, comprising a support, arepresentation of the same located centrally on the said support, spacedannular tracks on the said support in concentric relation to thesaidrepresentation of the sun, the tracks representing the orbits of theplanets around the sun, cars mounted to travel on the said tracks,planet-indicating members revolubly mounted on the cars and representingthe several planets, a bridge on the said support and extending acrossthe tracks from one side of the support to the said centralrepresentation of the sun, and steps leading from the bridge to thesupport between adjacent tracks.

3. A planetary amusement apparatus, comprising a support, arepresentation of the sun located centrally on the said support, spacedannular tracks on the said support in concentric relation to the saidrepresentation of the sun, the tracks representing the orbits of theplanets around the sun, cars mounted to travel on the said tracks,planetindicating members revolubly mounted on the cars and representingthe several planets, and a zodiac ring around the said support andprovided at its inner surface with the signs of the zodiac. 7

4:. A planetary amusement apparatus, con sisting of a support providedWith a marginal Wall having the signs of the zodiac on its inner faceand representing a'zodiac ring, a lamp at thecenter of the support andrepresenting the sun, spaced annular tracks on the support in concentricrelation to the representation of the sun and representing the orbits ofthe planets around the sun, and cars mounted on the tracks and havingrevoluble bodies representing the several planets.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CLEMENT ENGEL.

Witnesses THEo. G. Hos'rER, GEORGE H. EMSLIE.

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